UNIT 8

OBJECTIVES

 TO TALK ABOUT THE POWER OF THE IMAGE.

 TO TALK ABOUT THE MEANING OF BEAUTY.
 TO REPORT NEWS

GRAMMAR: REPORTING VERBS AND PASSIVE REPORTING VERBS.

REPORTING VERBS (TO SAY WHAT PEOPLE SAID)

VERBS + INFINITIVE

 AGREE SHE AGREED TO TELL THE STORY.

 OFFER
 PROMISE
 REFUSE
 THREAT

VERBS + SOMEONE + INFINITIVE

 ADVISE SHE ADVISED YOU TO STOP DRINKING.

 ASK
 CONVINCE
 ENCOURAGE
 INVITE
 PERSUADE
 REMIND
 TELL
 URGE
 WARN SHE WARNED HIM TO BE CAREFUL, BUT HE DIDN’T LISTEN TO HER.

VERB + V-ING

 ADVISE
 ADMIT HE ADMITTED BREAKING THE WINDOW.
 DENY THEY DENY KIDNAPING THE GIRL.
 MENTION
 PROPOSE
 RECOMMEND
 SUGGEST
VERB + PREPOSITION + V-ING

 APOLOGIZE (FOR) HE APOLOGIZED FOR BEING LATE.

 COMPLAIN (ABOUT)
 INSIST (ON)
 OBJECT (TO)

VERB + SOMEONE + PREPOSITION + V-ING

 ACCUSE (OF) HE ACCUSED ME OF STEALING HER RING.

 BLAME (FOR) HOW COULD SHE BLAME HIM FOR WANTING TO SMILE?
 COMPLIMENT (ON/FOR)
 CONGRATULATE (ON)
 CRITICIZE (FOR)
 FORGIVE (FOR)
 THANK (FOR)
 WARN (ABOUT)

VERB + SOMEONE + THAT

 ADVISE PANCHITO ADVISED HER THAT SHE MUST CARRY HER PASSPORT AT ALL TIMES.
 PERSUADE
 TELL
 WARN

VERB + THAT

 ADMIT HE ADMITTED THAT HE WAS JEALOUS.

 AGREE
 EXPLAIN
 DENY
 KNOW
 REALIZE
 SAY
 THINK
 WARN
 PASSIVE REPORTING VERBS
TO TALK ABOUT EVENTS WHEN THE SPEAKER IS UNKNOWN OR UNIMPORTANT OR WHEN SOMEONE
WISHES TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS (PRESENT OR PAST).

THOUGHT

UNDERSTOOD

SAID PRESENT REPORT FOR A PRESENT EVENT

BELIEVED SIMPLE PRESENT

REPORTED

CLAIMED PRESENT REPORT FOR A PAST EVENT

IT IS CONSIDERED SIMPLE PAST

ESTIMATED

EXPECTED PRESENT REPORT FOR A FUTURE EVENT

KNOWN WILL + BASE FORM

REPORTED

SUGGESTED

 WHEN WE REPORT IDEAS IN THE PAST, WE USE THE VERB BE IN THE SIMPLE PAST
IT WAS SAID THAT
IT WAS BELIEVED THAT….

 FOR A REPORT AND A EVENT AT THE SAME TIME IN THE PAST, USE THE SIMPLE PAST
IT WAS SAID THAT THE COUP D’ETAT HAPPENED THAT MORNING.

 FOR A REPORT IN THE PAST OF AN EVENT THAT HAPPENED BEFORE THE REPORT, USE PAST
PERFECT.
IT WAS SAID THAT THE COUP D’ETAT HAD HAPPENED THAT MORNING.

 FOR A REPORT OF A FUTURE EVENT , USE “WOULD + BASE FORM”

IT WAS EXPECTED THAT THEY WOULD BUY THE CAKE FOR THE PARTY.
PEOPLE SAY PARIS IS A NICE PLACE. (ACTIVE)
IT IS SAID THAT PARIS IS A NICE PLACE (PASSIVE)
PARIS IS SAID TO BE NICE.

PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT PARIS IS A VERY ROMANTIC CITY.

IT IS _______________________________________________________
PARIS _____________________________________________________

PEOPLE SAY THAT WOMEN LIVE LONGER THAN MEN.

IT IS _______________________________________________________
WOMEN ___________________________________________________